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A one-off prototype that we’ve just received from National Resophonic, this vintage-style wood-body Polychrome Triolian is dressed up just like one built in 1928! National’s first single-cone guitars were the wood-body Triolians, and among the earliest of them were those that featured screen cover plates, Hula Girl decals, and the uniquely shaded Polychrome finish that’s so beautifully replicated here. We were giddy with excitement when National reached out to us with this guitar and jumped at the opportunity to have it at Folkway. We’re hopeful that this won’t be only one made, but for now that’s exactly what it is!

Plywood 12 fret body with biscuit bridge cone and screen coverplate, custom hula girl waterslide decal on the back, Polychrome finish. Surprisingly comfortable soft-V shaped neck with slotted headstock, bound maple fretboard, and a bone nut. 1-13/16” nut width, 1.060” depth through the 1st fret, 25” scale.

A warm and woody single-cone National with a great neck, excellent ergonomics and light weight, and one-of-a-kind looks.

With National hardshell case

National Hula Girl Polychrome Triolian resonator guitar

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National Resophonic’s mahogany-bodied M1 Tricone has a tone unlike anything else the company has ever offered. The volume and dynamic range of this National M1 Tricone will surprise you at first strum; it’s much more airy and open than a brass or steel tricone – and has much less focus in the mids than the metal bodies. Instead, the sound is warm, wide and breathy, and controlled. Fingerstyle guitarists (who don’t play slide) will find inspiration in this instrument, as will anybody who’s always wanted a resonator but hasn’t found one that’s just right.

A truly remarkable creation, and more than 3 pounds lighter than a metal bodied equivalent. Mahogany ply body with wooden soundwell, mahogany neck, ivoroid-bound ebony fingerboard, slotted headstock. Round neck carve, 25.65″ scale, 1-13/16″ nut.

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National M1 Tricone wood body resonator acoustic guitar

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The Woodbody NRP from National features a maple laminate body, mahogany neck, unbound ebony fingerboard, and plain slotted headstock with vintage style National decal logo. It’s a warm and darkly voiced single cone resonator, with great subtlety and tremendous overtones. This one is finished in a great looking Triolian Yellow, and all it needs now is for you to add the next 25 years of wear! 25″ scale, 1.825″ nutwidth, rounded V neck carve.

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New National NRP 12 Fret Woodbody resonator guitar in Triolian Yellow

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The National Thunderbox is National’s best-selling wood-body resonator, which offers 14 fret neck access, a comfortably sized 14” body, and very playable neck. Styled after the Trojan – one of National’s most affordable models of the 1930s – the Thunderbox features a mahogany laminate body, slotted headstock, and simple appointments.

This example is in excellent condition and is completely original and unmodified with the exception of an added strap button in the neck heel. Playwear is minimal at most, and the action is set-up for Spanish style playing with an action of 5-7 64ths with 12-54 strings.

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2016 National Thunderbox resonator guitar

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The National Reso-Phonic Triolian Steel is a recreation of the company’s first Polychrome Yellow steel-bodied Triolian model built in the early 1930s. Like those originals, the new Triolian features a Hawaiian sunset theme on the instrument’s back, baked yellow finish, a 12 fret body with f-holes, and an Ivoroid-bound fretboard. We’ve ordered ours with a 30’s style National Shield logo, which really completes the vintage-look well.

The classic Blues guitar, the National Triolian Steel 12-fret models are plenty loud, and can be as brash or as pretty as you’d like, depending entirely on the players right hand attack. Set up for hybrid slide/fingerstyle playing this model comes from the factory with slightly higher action at the nut, but can easily be adjusted for standard (no slide) playing.

V-carved neck with 1-3/4” nut width, 25” scale, 2-5/16” string spread at the bridge. The 1st fret neck depth is .943”.

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National Triolian Steel Polychrome resonator guitar

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Completed in early 2021, this Pre-War OM-2018 isn’t your average mahogany OM. Pre-War’s “2018” models have nothing to do with anything that happened that year – the name is a contraction of the words “Twenty Eight” and “Eighteen,” which helps describe this guitar’s combination of herringbone trimmings and mahogany back and sides. Built with all the features of a Herringbone OM, including volute and zig-zag backstrip, this guitar is the perfect choice for all of us who love the look of a vintage Style 28 but prefer the sweet sound of mahogany.

Scalloped-braced torrefied red spruce top, mahogany back and sides, hide-glue construction, ebony fingerboard and bridge, mahogany neck with Granadillo headstock overlay. Vintage Taper neck carve with a 1-3/4” nut, 2-5/16” string spread at the bridge, and 25.4” scale. First fret depth of 0.835″, 9th fret depth of 0.98″, weight of 3lbs 12oz. Level 1.5 distressing. Complete with K&K Pure Mini pickup. The guitar plays well, set up in house with 12-54 strings.

Pre-War’s uncanny ability to capture vintage tone is clearly evident here. With incredible power, headroom and versatility, this balanced OM is an exceptional flatpicker with dry woody fundamental to its mids, clean overtone support in the trebles, and a powerful yet articulate low-mid and bass response.

Tastefully distressed, gorgeous tonewoods, and a sound like that of a guitar a near-century older, this Pre-War OM-2018 is very much the vintage guitar you wish existed at this price.

With original Harptone hardshell case.

2021 Pre-War OM-2018 vintage reissue acoustic guitar

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